= Fedora Board Meeting = * Meeting secretary: Toshio Kuratomi == Roll Call == === Present === Jared Smith David Nalley Peter Robinson Jon Stanley Rex Dieter Toshio Kuratomi Rudi Landmann === Not Present === Guillermo Gómez === Regards === Jaroslav Reznik Joerg Simon == Updates == === Fedora 16 Schedule === * Have a test compose out. * Hopefully won't have to slip anymore (already slipped two weeks) == Board Business == === Discussion of Spins proposal === ==== Vote 1: cwickert's proposal ==== * jstanley -- don't want to set precedent about Board setting a team's internal workflow ** jsmith -- cwickert specifically asked for Board "approval" and feedback Decided that we'll vote on this as "we like" rather than "we approve". Spins wrangler/SIG has control over approval of their own workflow * Unanimously "liked" by the Board ==== Vote 2: whether to make the desktop/KDE spin go through the spin's process ==== * Currently desktop and KDE do not go through process * Confusion about whether the kickstart is ready, wallpaper is what we intend, etc. ** This would be a way to get a checklist of readiness into the process * Haven't seen much feedback from either design team or desktop team on list * Seems that Board is leaning towards approval as: ** Fairness ** Exercising the process will hopefully make sure the process works ** Will hopefully keep some types of last minute readiness bugs out * jsmith will take this to the design team and desktop team mailing lists for feedback ** Had taken to individuals on both teams and hadn't gotten feedback yet ** notting was hesitant about this proposal (see fab list) === Discussion on a dedication for Dennis Ritchie === * start.fp.o -- let's do it now ** ask the websites team if they'd be willing to put something onto start.fp.o ** also talk to translators about this * Release notes/Release announcement ** In favor of doing this ** translators if they're willing to do this * Release name ** Seems like it involved a lot more work by different teams at a late date ** Disenfranchises the people who voted for the name in the first place * #action jsmith to ask translators if they're okay with the two approved dedications === Elections Schedule === October 19-21: Announce election schedule, call for Town Hall volunteers October 25-November 5th: Nominations open (nomination period closes promptly at 23:59:59 UTC on the 5th) November 6-12: Organize town hall schedule November 6-12: Candidates answer questions, send responses to Wrangler November 12: Deadline for questionnaire responses from candidates November 13-14: Wrangler presents questioinnaire answers, posts to wiki November 15-22: Town Halls November 21-22: Finalize online voting application November 23-December 5: Voting Period (voting period closes promptly at 23:59:59 on the 5th) December 6: Announce results * Board agrees to this schedule === Any other business === == Other Notes == * Next Board meeting will be a public IRC meeting on Tuesday, October 25th at 16:00 UTC [[Category:Board meetings]]
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